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Two elections of the same type, side by side: each party’s votes and share of valid votes, and the change between them. National and provincial elections are compared on the national ballot; local elections on the municipal PR ballot. Elections of different types are not compared.

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National ballot: 1999 and 2024

Official totals; “not stated” where the source does not give a figure

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1999	2024	Change
Valid votes	15 977 142	16 078 093	+100 951
Votes cast	16 228 462	16 291 516	+63 054
Spoilt votes	251 320	213 423	−37 897
Registered voters	18 162 063	27 782 081	+9 620 018
Turnout	89,4%	58,6%	−30,7 pp

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2024. A party is on one line only where the record holds it as the same party in both elections (the same name as the IEC lists it); a party that stood under a different name — or did not stand — has a line of its own with a dash. Shares are of each election’s valid votes.

Party results, 1999 and 2024National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1999	Share 1999	Votes 2024	Share 2024	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 601 330	66,4%	6 459 692	40,2%	−26,2 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	3 506 864	21,8%	–
UMKHONTO WESIZWE	–	–	2 344 311	14,6%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 529 963	9,5%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 371 477	8,6%	618 209	3,8%	−4,7 pp
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	330 425	2,1%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	219 053	1,4%	–
ACTIONSA	–	–	192 372	1,2%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	228 975	1,4%	96 578	0,6%	−0,8 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	546 790	3,4%	78 446	0,5%	−2,9 pp
RISE MZANSI	–	–	67 979	0,4%	–
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA WITH MMUSI MAIMANE	–	–	65 923	0,4%	–
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	–	–	63 554	0,4%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	39 068	0,2%	–
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS	–	–	37 423	0,2%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 125	0,7%	36 712	0,2%	−0,5 pp
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION	–	–	35 679	0,2%	–
GOOD	–	–	29 500	0,2%	–
#HOPE4SA	–	–	27 217	0,2%	–
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	22 059	0,1%	–
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	–	–	20 004	0,1%	–
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	19 900	0,1%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	19 397	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	27 257	0,2%	19 048	0,1%	−0,1 pp
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	–	–	18 354	0,1%	–
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	–	–	16 307	0,1%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	14 177	0,1%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	13 195	0,1%	–
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	–	–	11 108	0,1%	–
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	11 077	0,1%	–
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	–	–	10 905	0,1%	–
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE	–	–	9 333	0,1%	–
ACTION ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT PARTY	–	–	7 802	0,0%	–
CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	–	–	7 424	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION	–	–	6 686	0,0%	–
NORTHERN CAPE COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT	–	–	6 629	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	5 539	0,0%	–
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	–	–	5 531	0,0%	–
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	5 408	0,0%	–
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	–	–	5 240	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT	–	–	5 107	0,0%	–
SIZWE UMMAH NATION	–	–	5 016	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN RAINBOW ALLIANCE	–	–	4 796	0,0%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	–	–	4 601	0,0%	–
ABLE LEADERSHIP	–	–	3 867	0,0%	–
REFERENDUM PARTY	–	–	3 834	0,0%	–
ALL CITIZENS PARTY	–	–	3 693	0,0%	–
AFRICA AFRICANS RECLAIM	–	–	3 370	0,0%	–
CITIZANS	–	–	2 992	0,0%	–
XILUVA	–	–	2 593	0,0%	–
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	–	–	2 141	0,0%	–
FREE DEMOCRATS	–	–	1 992	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 527 337	9,6%	–	–	–
NEW NATIONAL PARTY	1 098 215	6,9%	–	–	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT \ FREEDOM FRONT	127 217	0,8%	–	–	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	125 280	0,8%	–	–	–
FEDERAL ALLIANCE	86 704	0,5%	–	–	–
MINORITY FRONT	48 277	0,3%	–	–	–
AFRIKANER EENHEIDSBEWEGING	46 292	0,3%	–	–	–
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY	10 611	0,1%	–	–	–
THE GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE GREEN PARTY	9 193	0,1%	–	–	–
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA	9 062	0,1%	–	–	–

Sources: 1999 National and Provincial Elections and 2024 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.